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Fort Pierce man charged with sexual battery, kidnapping of 16-year-old girl

August 25th, 2009 by TCPalm.com

FORT PIERCE — A 22-year-old man accused of forcing a teen girl to perform a sex act on him before raping her at his mother’s home faces felony charges, according to an arrest affidavit released Monday.

The 16-year-old girl told police Sunday she met Timothy E. Mitz, of the 2800 block of Avenue H, about three to four weeks ago and engaged in “semi-consensual” sexual activities during that time.

She told investigators she was at Mitz’s mother’s residence on the 700 block of South 29th Street and went to sleep about 3 a.m. Sunday.

When she woke up, she said, she and Mitz had a small argument and she said she wanted to leave.

The girl said Mitz told her she could leave after performing oral sex on him. The girl added Mitz has battered her in the past, and she engaged in the sex act.

He then forced her to have sex, she said. The girl said she didn’t want to and told Mitz several times to stop. The girl eventually ran to a pay phone to call 911.

A police report says Mitz said he had sex at least two to three times during the night with the girl. He said in the morning he got a phone call from another girl who lives in Cocoa Beach, which upset the girl.

Mitz said he ask the girl to perform a sex act on him in vulgar terms, according to the report. He said he speaks to “his women” in that manner “because he knows and they know that he doesn’t care about them.”

“The suspect denied telling the victim that she could leave after she performed oral sex on him,” the affidavit states. “The suspect stated that he told the victim that she could leave after ’sex.’ ”

Mitz initially told police the girl indicated she was 18, though later said she told him she was 17.

Mitz was arrested on felony charges including kidnapping and sexual battery.

By Will Greenlee

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